Phalacrocidaris branneri White 1877 (pencil urchin)

Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae

Alternative combination: Cidaris branneri

Synonyms: Rhabdocidaris brasiliensis Maury 1936, Rhabdocidaris capelloi de Loriol 1887

Belongs to Phalacrocidaris according to A. B. Smith 1991

See also Maury 1936

Sister taxon: Phalacrocidaris japonica

Type specimens:

  • Phalacrocidaris branneri: Its type locality is Lastro, perto de Maroim, which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in the Riacheulo Formation of Brazil
  • Rhabdocidaris brasiliensis: DGM 1193-I, 1135-I, a test. Its type locality is Lastro (DGM collection), which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in the Riachuelo Formation of Brazil.
  • Rhabdocidaris capelloi:

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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